“Over WhatsApp, we're negotiating deals. It was eight episodes on ESPN.”

David Senra · Channeling Rage, Rolling Calls & Building an Entertainment Empire | Ari Emanuel, WME & TKO

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What was described

Used WhatsApp messaging to exchange offers and counter-offers during the ESPN/Viacom deal negotiations

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“When we bought this company, ESPN would not cover us… January 1st, we're on ESPN with one of the biggest deals they've ever cut in combat sports history.”
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“Time kills deals. The longer from start to finish, less likely the deal is to transact... acquirer threw stuff at them during 90-day period to distract and negotiate down price”
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“I gave him everything I know. Literally everything. I gave him access to all my emails, to all my WhatsApp messages, to all my Telegram messages… I gave him even access to my 11,000 photos.”
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“I've done things like worn hidden cameras into car dealerships to negotiate better deals on the current affair.”
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